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For Immediate Release
“The
Second Leg of The Bahamas
Wahoo Championship”
Once again the top wahoo fishing boats in the Hemisphere
gathered at Chub Cay Club, Berry
Islands, Bahamas,
to compete in the second leg of the 2007-2008 Bahamas Wahoo Championship. At
the Captain’s meeting they were warmly welcomed to Chub Cay by Chub Cay owners
Kaye Pearson and Bob Moss.
Following some gusty, windy conditions prior to the
tournament, the first day of fishing turned out to be flat calm, a rather
unusual occurrence so early in February. “Fishin A-Loan”, a 55’ Hatteras owned
by Kevin Marsh, of Sycamore, Illinois
led all boats after the first day of fishing by weighing-in a 55 pound wahoo
and a 41 pound wahoo for a cumulative total of 96 points. Their 55 pound wahoo
was also the Heaviest Wahoo of the day weighed in. Nine other boats brought
qualifying wahoo (over 20 pounds) to the scales.
The weather conditions for the second day of fishing were
short of absolutely perfect. Sunny and warm, cloudless skies and flat calm seas
greeted the boats as they headed out to the fishing grounds. Leading all boats
on the second day was Ft.
Lauderdale businessman
Whit Hudson on board his spectacular 72’ Merritt “Business Stinks”. Weighing in
a 63 pound wahoo and a 29 pound wahoo for a total of 92 points, he narrowly
edged out Basil Goulandris’ Nassau-
based “Zephyros” by three points, 92 to 89. The evening culminated with a
spectacular wahoo buffet presented by Chef Sands. Anglers had donated part of
their catch to the Club and Chef Sands prepared the wahoo in SEVEN different
ways; Fritters, Cajun, Blackened, Minced, Barbecued, Curried, and the piece d’resistance-
a spectacular coconut crusted wahoo dish.
As all boats headed out for the third and final day of
fishing, “Zephyros” led the fleet with 153 points, followed very closely by
“Fishin A-Loan” (152 points) and “Business Stinks” 133 points. For the third
day in a row the weather conditions were absolutely perfect and the days winner
was “Cloud Nine”, a 52’ Viking owned by Doug Dunlap of Longwood, Florida.
“Cloud Nine” weighed in the Heaviest wahoo of the tournament, a 77 pound
specimen, along with a 57 pound wahoo accumulating 134 points for the day.
In a very close competition, “Fishin A-Loan” won the
tournament with their top five heaviest wahoo weighing 180 points. Only five
points behind, “Savanna Lynn” came in second place with 175 points and third
place went to “Cloud Nine” with 161 points.
The event culminated with a fabulous steak dinner put on by
Chef Sands underneath the new mammoth events tent which has been set up in the
great lawn of Chub Cay.
For further information, all results and photographs please
contact Maura Brassil at 954-764-4994 or Raul Miranda at 305-234-7386, or visit
our website at www.chubcay.com
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